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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1895-3-22, Page 1Charlton in Brussels, L i1 i'i` UURON. LIRI'.IttL$ IIOLI) A • 1tOUSING I.ANVI.NI'ION. The annual Oonveubion of Easb , Heron Liberals was held in the '.sown Hall here on Tuesday afternoon and was largely ab• tended, i'resicleet Hislop occupied the chair. The following opithers wore chosen for the next Soar ;—Presideet, A. Hislop, Grey Township ; Vice•1'residenbs,' Thee, Gibson, Howick Township ; Geo. Hood, Morris Township. Seoretary•Treasurer, W. H. ILerr, 13russels. Viee•Ohairmen— A, McLaughlin, Eowiok ; James Elliott, Tnrcberry; Wm. Robinson, Wroxeter ; A. 0. Dames, Grey, D. 0, Ross, Brus. gels ; 11. N, Duff, Morris ; James Olioe, Wingham • N. II. Young, Blyth ; Thos. AloDiillan, Hallett ; and Alex. Gardiner, Molaiilop. Dr. MacDonald, 111e clever and worthy. M. P. of the Riding, and John Charlton,, the brilliant M. P. from - Norfolk, ad- dressed the audience. The former show• ed the fallacy of the' N. P., dissected the false promisee made by the Conservatives and pointed out liow completely they had failed as to the home market, the increase of prices for farm products, the increase in population, etc. He also took up' the subject of rooiproaity, demonstrating the advantages of it to the Canadian farmer and artisan. The sobeduling of our oat tie and the bungling of the Dominion Government were severely commented. upon. Mr. Charlton having arrived by the afternoon train was' very heartily receiv- ed. In his easy and graceful style he presented an irrefutable argument as to the necessity for a ohange of Government. By comparison of the two parties he showed the misdeeds of the Government in the N. P., the gerrymander, the frau• chise aot, the Tay Canal,. boodling, par- celling out of public lands to friends, oto. He concluded with an arraignment of the National Policy. In the fallacious prom- isas now made for trade with Australia and South Africa, Mr. Charlton by his Qts, figures and fun rivetted the points e advanced in a striking manner, and is address was clear, concise and con- "noing. The Town Hall was decorated vith banners. "The Masses, Not the )lasses," "Honest Government," "Down ith Corruption,' "Canada Pirst," res Trade," "Senate Reform,' "Laur- r, the Hope of Canada," "Has the N. P. ado You Rich ?" "Our Noble Leaders— urier, Mowat, Macdonald and Gibson" re some of the mottoes. There was a mass medting in the even- when the large hall was packed to doors, a large numberof ladies being scut. In addition to able' addresses the above mentioned 111. P's., the ung Liberal Glee Club, A. Straohan, actor, and Mise Jennie MaLauchlin, anist, presented an excellent program music. A vote,of thanks was moved r. Charlton, after which the gather. dispersed, blares hearty -cheers being n for the Queen.. Bast. Huron will nd by Laurier and Macdonald at the t election. We subjoin. a full report r. Charlton's addresses t is evident, said Mr. Oharlton, that country is upon the eve of a general tion. To permit its being held as as possible the lists are being rushed ugh with hot haste and at greatly in- sed. expense, All other work uearly the Printing Bureau at Ottawa bee suspended, and we are left to wait the trade and navigation returns and r important -departmental reports after election; when the information convey will be of no service bo the orate in aidingg to • arrive ab correct lusions are to the condition of public rs. Lists are being printed at real and Toronto, and perhaps at outside points. The haste with la the work in being pushed will er serious mistakes almost inevitable, will give: a Government which has ing to restrain it but its scrupulous ty a, golden opportunity for whole - stuffing of trio lists, which it is well ea, has: beon clone to a moderate ex- before. With: a proper' preparation printing of the lists they could bard- ave been ready before the middle of and even with the efforts that are made it is doubtful whether it will ssible to hold `elections before the le of May, unless dissolution is BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, mast soon borrow more, and the country' the interest of the oonsumor he Was un- trembles with the nelireheooiou that bad able tq see what evil consequences result- as our condition seems to be them is ed from buying articles we needed away something 0000e elect, and theta dialogue below their value, He would advise every of the facts would show our condition man to buy e dollar's worth of what ho seems to liemuch worse than surface in- wanted for 50 coats if possible, and he dioations. Could oiroun otances be can , had no hesitation is assuring him that ceived that would render a meeting of only the party that wanted him to pay Parliamout before entering upon a' goner. full prices - won1c1 object to his having a al election more seemly and neceseery chance to pick up bargains, Even if the than those now &lebing ? importer of slaughter invoices wanted bo wiitir no 'Filey 00N0L•i>; ? . fora goods upon him es a Grit he could Is Whets roam amend for file sae. stand it.. Bo far as the consumer was g concerned, the cheaper he could buy goods nicier- that the Government has some- the butter, and the )irejudiee tbeb was thing to conceal? .We know that our excited adainst permitting buyers bo pfelc affairs are in a bad condition. Aro they up bargains because some one not hying really worse bleu apliears ? The ''1 00- in the 001. nbry wanted. to force sale at'a ern -meat is about to ask the people to .riiinoiis 'sacrilico was not a well founded have confidence in them. Why should ono. they not take the people into their con- fidence, TUB convene the House to permit in vestigation, a verification of their state- The advocate of the National Policy ments, and a thorough sifting of the ow- assures the farmer, said Mr. Charlton, dition of public affairs ? 11 is that he needs protection against cheap feared that the inquisitive Grit Opposition American cattle, hogs, sheep, lambs, will waut to become possessed of snored wheat, oats, barley, hay, eggs, etc. When Conservative secrets ; that through their the policy was under diseussiou in 1878 importiment inquiries some Government he pointed to the movement of American skeleton will be dragged from the closet wheat, flour and other farm products where it is now concealed ? Aro there through the canals we had built to unit a more 0urran bridge, and Tay Canal, and part of the transportation business of the Sheiks dam jobs ? Is there a grist of jobs great west, and he asserted that this of the genus McGreevy and Connolly hid deluge, of cereals was crowding our own den carefully away, wbiohit is feared that productions out of the home market and keen -scented investigators will get aninl1- compelling us to sell abroad. The truth ling of and partially uncover, leaving the was We had a surplus abroad fixed prices. appointment of one or more royal am. for both them and us, and the movement missions necessary to cover up the tracks. of American products through our canals Have preparations for obtaining merely resulted in giving business to our the sinews of war been made that it canals -and railways, our shipping, our is necessary to keep in: the dark ? Would sailors, our warehouses, our forwarders motions for papers, and ordersin Council, and our banks, without depressing in the and returns threaten danger to the sacred slightest degree the prices of what we art of Government manipulation ? Truly- raised for sale if we had a;surplus for may it be said of the Ministry, you are export. A duty would benefit the, farmer wise in your day and generation. Ask in a country situated as England was, the people for their confidence, and son- where not enough was raised for horns coal from them all that you, possibly can, consumption. It might temporarily raise for the more they know about you the prices in Canada if there was a failure of lees probability will there be that their the harvest, or if the crop was sold short confidence will be granted. Fortunately, and no grain remained in the hands of said Mr. Oharlton, an order of the House the farmer with which to supply °, demand obtained upon a motion introduced by but, in such case, while the consumer myself in the session of 1887 compels the would pay more, the farmer wouldbenefit Government to melte monthly statements bat little, for be would have little or of revenue, expenditure, debt, assets, etc. nothing to sell. The, farmer might rely But for this order we might be in the dark upon Dns statement MI being infallibly ae to the state of fiscal matters since the true ; it was this a no protective duty firsb of July last, and even the public upon any product of which we raise.a accounts for 1898-4 might not have bean surplus for export can increase the price published yet, as is the oase with that to the producer in Canada. highly important departmental report, Tho uselessness of protective duties to the Trade and Navigation Returns. The the farmer can be clearly shown at any January statement published in conform- time by , a comparison of American and. ity with this order, taken in connection Canadian quotations. Let us, for the with the public accounts for 1894, shows purpose of comparison, said Mr. Charlton, that the net debt inoreased during the take Toronto and Buffalo as correspond year 1898-4 to the amount of $4,501,989.' ing points, where conditions as to distance On December 8L 1894, the net debt stood from seaboard, etc.,- are similar :— at $245,984,000, and on January 81, 1895, Cattle—Buffalo—Highest, $5.80 ; low - it stood et$ 249,407,4112, an increase der- est, $2.80; Toronto—Highest, $4; lowest, ing the month of January of $3,478,458. $2. Hogs—Buffalo, highest, $4.40 ; Tor - During the same month the revenue do onto, highest, $4.80. Lambs -Buffalo, creased, as compared with January, 1894, highest, $5.75 ; Toronto, highest, $4,50. inereased $400,000. If to the net amount Sheep—Buffalo, highest, $4.50 ; Toronto, of public debt, as given in the January highest, $3.50. Barley—Buffalo-No 1, statement, we add the shrinkage that 680. ; No. 2, 61o. ; Toronto—No. 1, 50eo. ; would occur if our assets were converted No. 2, 470. Oats—Buffalo—No. 2, white, into Dash, and the obligations for railway 85,}o. ; No. 3, white, 85o. ; 82 pounds. subsidies voted and yet to be paid, our Toronto—White, 32o. to 34e. ; 34 pounds.: actual net debt would roach the alarming Rye -Buffalo, 561o.; Toronto, 480. sum of $275,000,000 in round numbers, or In none of the articles above quoted $55 for each man, women and child in, need we fear competition from American Canada. It might be claimed that the importations ; on the contrary, we world Government was not responsible for only be too glad if the removal of duties hard times and reduced revenue, but it and quarantine enabled us to secure these certainly could not disclaim responsibility prices, less the cost of freight. The for increased expenditure and increase of American market for eggs and butter is debt and interest. In the face of hard uniformly higher than our. own. That times over $4,000,000 in railway subsidies market is a desirable one for our hay, should not have been voted last session potatoes, turnips, poultry, beans, buck - for the propose of influencing the elections wheat, hops, and many other articles, and and street economy should have been what the farmer of Canada needs is not practised in place of recklessness and protection against the importation of prodigality. products that come from a country where THE H. E. rave& the market is higher than in his own, The Government, Mr. Charlton said, but access to that market, free from re - stili pinned its faith bo the National striation, for all the animal and agricul- Polecy, and indulged products of Canada. Protection iged in the stale plate- .for, the farmer of Canada is a humbug. tides, bald assertions and false assume- What he needs is a reduction of the tax - vicethat wore made bo n used effective ser- abler that presses so heavily upon him, vice fn 1878, and had been used in Query and a wider range of free markets for his election since that time. Their leckef own rodoebs. stood discredited in the estimation of pm- , rename dolled confronts: us. We lutye te. most intelligent men, and an impartial. decision could only [dem that it had The farmer, said Mr. Charlton, is in proved a failure. It has utterly failed to reality a manufacturer. His !arra, his secure reciprocity with the 'United States implements, and his stook and money by means of a reoiprooity of tariffs. It used in prosecuting his operations corn - has failed to ware a reduction of the prise his capital The seed he oasts upon public debt, or to promote a large immi. the soil, senshine and rain, heat and gration into the Northwest, or to give the eold, natural forces, the Irausfusive farmer a home market, or to put an end powers of nature, are his raw materials ; to business depression, or to stop the herds end flocks a,nd the golden harvests exodus, or to increase largely our output and fruits of the earth are the linished of iron and other minerals, or to give us produats of lais trade. His calling is the a favorable balneace of trade. most honors:hie and the oldest of all. It has failed to secure materially greater His blessings are the blessings of heaven increase in the development of manning- alone. His business does not admit of turing industries than obtainedfrom 1871 stook -watering, or cornering the market, to 1881. In that decade, under a revenue or using shoddy for wool. He furnishes tariff, in all except the last year the food for the sons of noon, and but for his number of hands ernployedinoreaseclfrom labors all would stave. He 187,000 to 254,000, and the product from deserves the bed consideration of the law - 021,617,000 to $809,676,000, and if we maker, and the policy -framer. Perhaps make proper allowamoe for the stuffing it is his own fault that he has so often process resorted to by the Government in been bamboozled and deceived ; but that 1881 to secure a favorable showing, under sanely makes atonement for the act, which dressmaking,: milliner, cooper, and if, as is the case, he sells his products blacksmith, tinker, tailor and other shops, in the open markets of the world, end employing one person or more, are count- subject to the competition of all men, he ed as manufacturing establishments, it is may at least claim the right to have a doubtful whether the percentage of in- little wider range of choice as to where he orease between 1881 and 1891 wits more may buy and a deliverence from such than slighbly in encase of the natural and exactions as are unreasonable and 1m- M:titbit' increase under a revenue tariff neceseary. Hie returns at the politty between 1871 and 1881, or than the present time, in Canada at least, it percentage of increase between 1861 and mint be confessed, are rather Meagre. 1871 under revenue tariff of 15 per cent. He may attrry on his operations with the The pollee, imposed heavy ditties upon utmost frugahty and skill, and at the end iron, steel, and soft coal, which were the of the year, after lila labor bite aud run. raw materials of important lines in ning expenees are paid, the instances manufseeturing. It had made us familiar would be are where there remained 0, with legislation for apt Mal °lessee ; had profit of 1 es per cent. upon the value of given play to the gre ed of monopolies ; his invest tient. If he offers his farm bad made the Government the silent for rent a very small proportion of partner of trust- end rings ; had made MOS comd a rental of 5 per cent. upon election feeds from the corporations and could lus °baked that were current dur- bad served—and. had exeraised circumstances would be more hopeful. a debauthing influence upon tho public During that five years, when the Clone conscience since the 'day it came to the servativee asserted that the sky of Canada frout. was Maser with disaster, wheat averaged Muth bed been and still wag said $1.11 per bushel, batley 85c., oats, 42c., about the evil of making Canada peas 71c., dressed pork 57.04, wal 84o. 'We went badk on lofted, /Vadat Mr, Mackenzie, with moderate expel:4101re, a love revenue tariff and eatiefaothry farm' prices, and the debthas gone up 005,000,- 000, the expenditure has 00110 up from from twenty-three and Flo half to thirty- seven millions, end the interest on the debt lute gone up to ten and a gearter Millions. Some thiege have gone demi, however. Wheat has gone down to 600., barley to' 500., oets to 82o., horses to a few points: above nothing, farms to two. thirds of their former value, and yet we have Ministers who STE thE enjoyment of fat salaies mad ride sumptuously iv palace oars, wined, provisioned, aud sere - al at the public' expellee, going from place to place, seeking to persuade the electors of Cheastele that this us a eatisfactory con- dition of affairs, aud that they ought to be anxious to continue it. No doubt it is in the interest of the aforesaid Ministers that this ehould be done. They have taken care of themselvers ; they have taken are of their friends ; but, as for the people, no chenge from the present condition of matters could be for the berrowed ever 01,000,000f gild We slaughtee market for eheap gads. In rte POMted out, smia Mr. Charlton, 11 ow meagre and tfueatiafaetory are the re- turns reeeived by the burners of the Do- minion, let us see how their profits °ensnare with those secured by the manufacturers, and to arrive at a trethful conclusion we will take the manufacturing statietios con. thin ed In the °opens r atm ns of 1891, w,hiali are the suin`bi the statements made by the manufacturers themsolvea. From these ponies it appears that the capital invested manufaeturing, value of product, wet of raw material, and oost of labor, WO,E fOHEWEI inveated Cost of raw material Oest of labor iluTratabeerv°ailuheaoafdsraw material and the cost of ou the aggregate investment or capital Of 8858,81700, an average profit of 28 8/10 per cent , or an mount of profit upon each band em ye tbe farmer stand aghast. It shows him that the Canadian manufacturer is making anywhere tom eight to twenty times as class is doing, and sf he arrives at the son - elusion thaf no business is entitled to & eentage of return 1ms been secured through the operation of laws establishing %mono- poly for the inanufaeturer, shielding him front wholesome oeumetition, and compel- ling the fanner to purchase from him at exorbitant prices, whieb have been estab- lished not by oompetition and the natural law of trade but by a tariff law which M ef- feet drawees that the minimum prices of the domestic. product shell be higher by 80 per cent., more or less, than an arable equally as good could be sold for if imported duty va es of produot 0802,887,000 99,708,0130 S67 003 Liberal leaders WO nomad of making contredictory stetements 80 to what the tariff polies, Of the party would be, and are said to advocate by burns free trade, moder- ate. incidental proteetion, and a revenue tariff. The Liberal policy as regards the tariff, said 115,18 °lowly defined by the first resolution in the Liberal platf orm adopted by the National Convention at Ottawa, Inn°, 1803. Read that, and veil will under- stand what the Liberal tariff poltoy is. We propose a tariff reduced to the needs of an holiest, an ecionomioal Government, and so adjusted as to remove unnecessary burdens, do justina to ell classes, bear lightly OR possible noon the neeessftries of fife and promote domestic and foreign:trade, and espeaially to promote freer trade with Great Britain and the tufted States. TEO PelleY of free trade theoretically we believe ie, but it must be remembered that a revenue tariff is nob inconsistent with the abstract prineiples of free trade. Great Britain is a free trade couubry, but she has a revenue tariff that yields &large amount of revenue, and its provisions aro so adjusted OA 00 0111155 no incedental or indirect tax , and to increase the price of nothiug to the British oonsumer except the article upon which the duty is actually paid. Our revenue neeeasities would not permit us to cionfine oursolvea to the narrow range of dutiable articles covered by the British tariff, but we could conform as closely es possible to the striotly ,revenue tariff principle. Of course, such a tariff as we would propose 0,0„.112.f incidental advantages, or protnation, Yet' tries iu Canada, but it would impose no manufacturing 1110115 - please, upon varioue high and purely protective duties far the pnrpose of excluding wares, creating mono- polies and preventing competition. Such a tariff would in many resneets confer &dean- tages upon nianufaeturers by removing, or %rale reducing, the duties neon such of their raw materials as were the.,fluished products iu other lines, as, for instauce, iron and steel. The framers of such a tariff would give due consideration to every busi- ness interest in the country and would be actuated by a spirit of hostility to none. They would earefully consider all the con- ditiors of the country, and would feel hound avoidinfiletlug disa sox upon any iutere at. 'Unjust diserhninations at present 'existing would be removed, and no new diserirein- atone of that ohmmeter would be imposed. As population, resourees and wealth of the country inereased, the debt and expenditure being kept below the present limits, duties mould be gradually made narrower. The Liberal party did not promise free trade. It promised a tariff an consighent. With the principles of free trade as our circumstances would permit, and as large a reduction of the public burdens as it was poasible to give, It was easy, on tbe one hand, to anticipate a greater amount of relief than could possibly be given, n na, on the other band. to antiolpate disasters to existing interests Nutt would never be in- itiated. The taboret party, 15 nIseed in power; cannot promise to perform miracles. It mu promise to bend its energies to the task that confronts it, with an honest de- etionoiny, to put an end to reakless waste, and tobear in mind that every dollar spent comes direatly or indireetly trim the tax- payer, and should be anent carefully, and for neoessary nausea. It eau repeal the lin. jueli and expensive Vanobtee act, and return to the good and oheapIrprepared lists used for Provinetal purposes. It atm MAU y the abusee of the infamone gerremender net of 1892 and respect. °entity benudaries in the adjustment of ridings. It OEM ease the eestruotion of the independence of rano, wont by gifta of timber limits and by grant- ing subsides to local railways in whieb whosesale briberY of constituencies which is now pracitieed by . this same system of granting subsides It can malty the 11011115M atmosphere of Canada. tyy easing to starry on the government and Beare partv moan nollya, Citrons, class legislation battling, tagetion, nopotiam and lavish appropria- tions made for party purneees only. et it comae into power a potions satiation of publics affaire will eoufrent it. The country whose affair! it wth called . on to administer/8 disheartened. The debt burden 18 enormouff and . cannot be re- pudiated . but must he paid. The intim of en • evil and dinstrong E0110y Mt here and must be provided for, The first thing to do is to ton froth the evil of our Ways and to usage doitig what hes brought tie to our present audition ; then FM on and prentiee rigitdeeenonay, put en and to Marone of the 1893 Medals in the civil service because each nian Is a friend and is beaked by infleentiel friends at the beetle of the diseharged auper- eumoraries were offended, It oould at onee reduce tbe public expenditure and effect other twinge to the extent of at least der 000,000 per annum witheut imPairind the eni ciao, et the nubile service, and its volley would keen Canadians at home, lead to a Ismail higher ratio the increase of population and wealth, and soon, with the OOLOMMOIHM of commie, Prudence and honesty of management of publie affairs, Canada would be upon her feet again and moviug forward to tbe realization of the eigh destiny which its bouneless re sourees anti tbe therager of ite population would, enable it to attain. Huron County Assizes, The Spring Slitting For the Trial of Tide court was opened on Tuesday morning of last week by Justice Fergn. son, Geo. W. Field, of Guelph, acting as crown counsel. .The following were sworn in as the Grand juev • James Down, foreman Ex' eter ; Fred. Baker, Stephen ; Samuel Elder, Credit. on ; Joseph Griffin, Aslafield ; Solomon Hardy and Fred. Kibler Zerieb ; Jae. Samuel Gffiley, Exeter ; Jas. Halle, Joseph Wilson, Goderioh. There were only two criminel eases as follows; : The Queen vs. Thofnas Aitkinson, of the township of Biddulph, a oharge of rape and criminal assault on one Mrs. Rundle. On motion of the Orown this case was postponed to next assizea, on amount of the illness of the proseoutrix, bail being renewed in $400 and sureties of $200 each. W. Proudfoot for the In the Queen vs. Pritohard the jnry returned no hill for common as. mutt, and a true bill for assault occasion- ing bodily pain. THE CIVIL 1,101. comprised eight oases, the first being Clark et al vs. Town of Mitaliell. This was an action for damages by reason of a buggy being upset on St. Andrew's street ia Mitchell. The clause of the up- set was claimed to be a pile of sand left in the street by it firm of builders, and Clark had a leg broken, from the effects of which he died. Some 40 witnesses were summoned, and the array of legal talent was ominously lerge for the loser of the suit. Garrow Proudfoot for plaintiff, Mrs. Clark ; Aylesworth, Q. 0., and Tleompson for town of Mitchell ; Cameron Holt and Holmes for deft., Campbell', and Geo. W. McPherson for deft. Edwards, these two being the two builders who had placed the sand on the street. For the prosecution 17 witnesses were allenined, and shrine the examin- ation of the fourth witness*for the defence it was learned that a brother of the de- fendant Campbell was a member of the jury on the cue. Ur. Garrow objected to prooeeding with the case but offered to do so if juror Campbell were excluded and the remainder of the case tried by the 11 jurors. By his Lordship's ream. mendation the case wee adjourned until the morning to see if the counsel weld come to some agreement as to the further hearing of the evidence. In the morn. ing Mr. Garrow and Mr. Aylesworth agreed to try the ease with 11 3urors, or with new pry, or before his Lordship alone. Mr. McPherson would not agree and Hie Lordship said he would prefer not trying the case himself, though he was willing to agree to any arrangement rather than postpone the ease in view of the large amount of costs iuvolved. An. other sensation occurred when Mr. Aylesworth announced that Thomas Woods, one of the plaintiff's witnesses, had conversed with some of the jurymen during the evening, notwithstanding the court's warning to the jury, and had treated and urged tlaem that damages to the extent of $5,000 should be given plff. Mr. Aylesworth offered to substentiete this tharge, but it was found that Woods had gone baok to Mitchell by the early train, and his Lordship deferred enquiry and aotion until tbe main case wits die. posed of. As no agreement could be ar- rived at either for a settlement or for an immediate proceeding with the oath, his Lordship amid he had no alternative but to postpone it until the fall assizes. Messrs. Aylesworthe. and Garrow then made a motion for taxing the cats lost by the mis-trial upon the defendant, Campbell, who, they argued, was poi. :eerily responsible through his neglea to state, at least to his counsel, that his brother was one of the jury. His Lord- ship said the point was e. diffioult one, first, as to his power to tax the oosts, and seeped as to how far Chimpbell was blameable, but he would reserve judg. ment, and the conned could send him eny authorities on the question which they might hunt up in the meantime. Stephens vs. MoGill, motion for the prices of building a house in Clinton. Owing to the number of small items in thie OOHS, His Lordship withdrew it from the jury and referred it to the County Judge to take evidence. Garrow,, Q. 0., and James Stott for plff., Campion, Q. Beacom et al vs. Dygert: et al, an ac- tion for the warrenty of a stallion, was on naotion of deft's& omelet postponed until the fall assizes, P. Holt for plffs., E. Sydney Smith for defts. Straughan vs. Young, action for breach of promise of marriage. The parties are well.known and reepeoted residents of the toweship of Colborne, ane great interest was felt in the apse, should it be gone into fully. By meant, however, a verdict of $400 demagee was rendered in favor of the plaintiff with oats of the nation. Cameron, Holt and Holmes for Wilaon vs. Reid et al, was en action for alleged tresepass by David Reid, John Efielop, Charles Bates, Joeeph Jardine and Joseph Kidd in hauling stone from the bed of the Maitland ' est ammo morose a lot owned by the :plaintiff, BY given for plff. fegabest all the clefts. for one shilling demagog, without octets tie to bbe eleverement. The pate, uow n pow the date. other than David Beid, but agaieet him only till the Mt of Oeteber last, the injenctien to be made perpetettl. L. E. Dahoey and El, Campion for date, The grand jury mule their present- ment reporting 19 prisoners in the jell, 2 of whom are feinales and utterly in. capable, by reason of ago and infirmity ; 8 of the males are also too feeble to work, ' and 12 of the whole lot are able bodied and healthy men. The jury highly com- mended the oleanliness of the jail and the condition of the overt beta!). They complimented the County Council on the progress made towards the area ion of a house of ref ego. His Lordship in reoeiving their report, expressed hie opinion that some punishment should be provided for those able to work, but who' seemed to prefer to be font to jail aa The lea ease on the list was Erb vs. Erb, in whioh plff., a resident of Detroit, sued her mother, who lives in Grey town- ship, for a promissory note of 5450. The defence was that the note produced was not the one signed by deft., but probably a oopy signed in penoil originally by the daughter, but with the name of the deft. afterwards written over it in ink. Deft. was willing to pay the anaonnt at onee when the note elle Gleamed as the original wes produced. His Lordship charged strongly in favor of plff., and the jary gave her a verdict for the amount of the note with interest, some $588. Garrow, and Blewett for deft. In the Queen vs. Pritchard Milligan, 8 witnesses were heard for the prosecu- tion and 6 for the defence, but after half an honest deliberation the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. E. Campion, Q. People We Know. S. B. Sinale is in town. Mrs. R. Paul is visiting at Bluevale. Miss L. Ganley, of Clinton, is in town. John Grieve has been on the sick list. Geo. Anderson spent Sunday in At- wood. Miss Rebecca Holmes is viaiting at Sea. Mrs. John Carter, Mill street, la on the sick list. ' Frank LeBon, of Chatham, was in town this week. Mrs. Funston and Ella are home from Eno. Farrow. of Bluevale, was in town on Monday. J. J. and ears. Gilpin spent last Sttb• bath at Atwood. J. N. Kendall was in Detroit for a few days last week. Mrs. Wm. Ellis, Grelem's survey, is on the sick list. Miss Fannie Kelly left last week for Norman, Manitoba. S. Carter and wife were visiting at Goderich this week. /Cues Florence and Clara Hnnter are visiting at Orembrook. Thos. Moore and Miss Bessie Moore are visiting at Mitchell. Mrs. Wm. Bands was visiting at S. B. Moriee, Wingham, last week. rich, was in town on Vqednesday. Duncan McMartin will go to Musko- ka, where he will work for a time. W. Green goee to Tilsonbuig, where he hale position in a cheese factory. Blies Code, of Trowbridge, is visiting her sisters in town for a few days. Mrs. Sperling and Hrs. Fletoher Sper- ling are visiting at ViTateon Ainley's, Mrs. Ronald and Mrs. filinolair are home from their visit to Fenton, Mich. Noble Gerry was quite ill this week from an attack of la grippe and inflam- VVerren Giles, iespector of the Lan- cashire Insurance Co., was in town for a few days. Miss Ada Easton and Miss Beta Cob. blediok arrived beak to town Wednesday Mrs. and Miss Hoare intend removing from Brunets and vvill make their home at Auburn, Ont. James Londesboro' and wife, of Taker. smitb, were visiting for a week at John Robb% Brussels. Oousley, wife end son, and Miss Maggie Sample were in Wiegham for a few diva this week. Miss Blakeman is home after an ex- tended visit of over 2a months among relatives and friends. Miss Eliza, Oliver and Jack Leokie re- turned to Toronto le.st week after an en- joyable visit in town. John MoNaughton, of North Bay, is visiting his brothers, Robert and Ronald MoNaughton, of Brussels. Atwood Bee jeasie McRobb, of Monkton, returned Tuesday from a pleas. ant visit to friends at Brussels. Jas. Beattie, wife and daughter, of Clinton, were yiaiting at the home of the former's wants, Church street, last D. Ferguson and wife, of Tees:inter, were in town for a few days thia week. Mr. F. was oonabining business end We regret to hear of the serious illness of Myrtle Wilson, Her trouble appears to be something after the inflammatory rheumatism order. of Owen Sound, have come back to Brus- sels to live. Ib is ifve years sine they removed from here. Mrs. George /Jolley, IfEll street, has been dangerously ill during the past week and ste she ifs upwards of 70 years of age it Was feared it might prove fatal. We are pleased to hear that there is very notifiable improvement. The three ohildren of 33. and Pefrs. Me. Gillieuddy, Goderioh, who have been so ill for some time past, and whose lives were despaired of, are, we ere pleased to learn, now ont of danger and tepidly re- covering. Mr. lehiGilliouddy is weepy- ing hie office desk this week, after ati en- forced absence of something like two weeks. Diplatheria was the trouble. James Hershman, a well-known farmer the Herdmen settlement, a few milers from Windsor, committed suicide by shooting himself with a revolver.